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Moms Off The Record

April West and Katherine Sigblad examine pregnancy, birth, matrescence, and child rearing through a countercultural and unorthodox lens in their thought-provoking, bi-weekly episodes.


If you are curious or skeptical about the childhood jab schedule, breastfeeding, sovereign birth, elimination communication, big pHarma, and baby-led weaning— just to name a few "controversial" subjects— then you came to the right podcast!


We'll never tell you what to think or what to do— you can leave that up to your favorite TT docs instead. Rather, we unabashedly share our lived experiences and perspectives with a sprinkle of evidence (only when called for), and we always encourage you to make decisions that feel right for your family. 

Challenging existing perspectives and thinking critically is what we're all about.


Thanks for tuning in!

Motherhood Philosophy Health & Fitness Kids & Family Society & Culture Parenting Alternative Health
Update frequency
every 13 days
Average duration
74 minutes
Episodes
69
Years Active
2023 - 2025
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#68: How Our Top Three Core Values Shape Our Parenting Decisions

#68: How Our Top Three Core Values Shape Our Parenting Decisions

Feeling inspired after reading Jamie Glowacki’s book “Oh Crap! I Have a Toddler”, the two of us muse on our current top three core values, where these values likely stemmed from, and how, specificall…

01:34:22  |   Fri 05 Sep 2025
#67: The Motherbaby Triad: Mothering Twins Physiologically with Alaina Evangelisto

#67: The Motherbaby Triad: Mothering Twins Physiologically with Alaina Evangelisto

Alaina faced obstacle after obstacle during her first pregnancy, which happened to be a di-di, identical twin girl pregnancy, and her initiation into motherhood resulted in the first twin being born …

01:26:33  |   Fri 22 Aug 2025
#66: Reclaiming Education and Repairing Our Broken

#66: Reclaiming Education and Repairing Our Broken "School" System

The two of us philosophize about the distinctions between education versus learning and why even the most prestigious schools are failing today's children.

As moms on the homeschooling track, we revea…

01:07:58  |   Fri 01 Aug 2025
#65: Operation Stork Speed: PR Stunt or Public Health Crisis? with Natasha Vargas-Cooper of Radical Moms Union

#65: Operation Stork Speed: PR Stunt or Public Health Crisis? with Natasha Vargas-Cooper of Radical Moms Union

The #BackOffBobbie campaign lives on, because someone has to say what Operation Stork Speed refused to: the real risk in formula isn’t just seed oils or trace heavy metals (the red herrings distracti…

01:10:31  |   Fri 11 Jul 2025
#64: Motherhood is a Spiritual Calling: How Will You Respond?

#64: Motherhood is a Spiritual Calling: How Will You Respond?

Motherhood demands that we see the beauty and the lessons in the micro moments that most people take for granted while mindlessly scrolling on their phones, rushing out the door, or even when they’re…

01:14:32  |   Fri 27 Jun 2025
#63: The Sleep Episode Every Mom Needs to Hear with Brittany Chambers of Good Night Moon Child

#63: The Sleep Episode Every Mom Needs to Hear with Brittany Chambers of Good Night Moon Child

Is your baby actually a “bad sleeper," or have you just been given bad advice?

In this eye-opening conversation, we’re joined by Brittany Chambers, the voice behind Good Night Moon Child, to explore w…

01:01:07  |   Fri 13 Jun 2025
#62, Bye bye, baby-led weaning! Hello, GAPS! You Can Heal Anything with Kate Pope of @Wildnutritionist

#62, Bye bye, baby-led weaning! Hello, GAPS! You Can Heal Anything with Kate Pope of @Wildnutritionist

Remember when we were all about baby-led weaning? While many aspects initially appealed to us, and it was admittedly fun to watch our babies feed themselves 100 new foods prior to age 1, our values a…

01:10:09  |   Fri 30 May 2025
#61: Rediscovering Nuance in Pregnancy and Birth: Recalibrating the Swinging Pendulum

#61: Rediscovering Nuance in Pregnancy and Birth: Recalibrating the Swinging Pendulum

In this episode, we call out the problems that have arisen as a result of adoption of and adherence to the Freebirth Society ideology while also holding space for a woman’s legal and moral right to c…

01:12:59  |   Fri 16 May 2025
#60: An Orthodox, Jewish Man’s Concerns with Circumcision with Eli Ungar-Sargon of Bruchim

#60: An Orthodox, Jewish Man’s Concerns with Circumcision with Eli Ungar-Sargon of Bruchim


DISCLAIMER: We graciously welcome guests and organizations who may have shared opposing viewpoints on a variety of topics, so as to not perpetuate an echo chamber environment. We recognize we will no…

01:14:03  |   Fri 02 May 2025
#59: The Case Against Circumcision with Intactivist Georganne Chapin, MPhil, JD

#59: The Case Against Circumcision with Intactivist Georganne Chapin, MPhil, JD

We kick off our two-part Circumcision series— a topic you all have been begging us to cover for the last two years!— with none other than the Executive Director and Chairperson of Intact America, Geo…

01:12:59  |   Fri 18 Apr 2025
#58 Finding Rhythm with Four Littles and Prioritizing Marriage with Mom of Many, Nicki French

#58 Finding Rhythm with Four Littles and Prioritizing Marriage with Mom of Many, Nicki French

Nicki French is a twenty-seven-year-old, stay-at-home, freebirthing mom of four little ones. In today's chat, we learn about the art of prioritizing the intimacy in your marriage in tandem with movin…

01:07:48  |   Fri 04 Apr 2025
#57: Raising Cooperative, Kind and Compassionate Children with Michaeleen Doucleff of

#57: Raising Cooperative, Kind and Compassionate Children with Michaeleen Doucleff of "Hunt, Gather, Parent"

What can we Westerners learn about raising intrinsically happy, self-sufficient, and helpful children from the Maya of Mexico, the Inuit of the Arctic Circle and the Hadza of Tanzania? Well, it turns…

01:29:29  |   Fri 21 Mar 2025
#56: Can You Be Friends if You Don’t Share The Same Values or Beliefs?

#56: Can You Be Friends if You Don’t Share The Same Values or Beliefs?

Back in our original fashion exchanging our uncensored opinions between just the two of us, we examine whether it is possible to maintain friendships with people who see the world through a different…

01:00:49  |   Fri 07 Mar 2025
#55: The Bioethical and Medical Risks of Big Fertility: Surrogacy, IVF, and Sperm Donation with Jennifer Lahl

#55: The Bioethical and Medical Risks of Big Fertility: Surrogacy, IVF, and Sperm Donation with Jennifer Lahl

Today’s guest, Jennifer Lahl, is the founder of The Center for Bioethics and Culture Network. Lahl couples her 25 years of experience as a pediatric critical care nurse, a hospital administrator, and…

01:09:09  |   Fri 21 Feb 2025
#54: What The “Experts” Won’t Tell You About Vaccines and Natural Immunity with Toxicologist Ashley Everly

#54: What The “Experts” Won’t Tell You About Vaccines and Natural Immunity with Toxicologist Ashley Everly

Mom of two (including one who experienced a vaccine injury), toxicologist, and creator of the *must read*, comprehensive Vaccine Guide drops some jaw-dropping bombshells that will make you think twic…

01:27:33  |   Fri 07 Feb 2025
#53: No Child Is Born In The Wrong Body with Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, LCSW

#53: No Child Is Born In The Wrong Body with Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, LCSW

Pamela “came out” as “the truthful therapist” a few years ago on the basis of her simply speaking the truth. Not HER truth, but rather the truth. This of course offended many (unsurprisingly); howeve…

01:32:37  |   Fri 24 Jan 2025
#52: Infant Formula is Literally Killing Babies in Nigeria with Mandolyn Crotts of Carry Them Ministries

#52: Infant Formula is Literally Killing Babies in Nigeria with Mandolyn Crotts of Carry Them Ministries

Mandolyn Crotts, mom of two and founder of Carry Them Ministries in Nigeria, revealed the horrifying, fatal obstetric practices, fear of breastfeeding and dangerous promotion of infant formula which …

01:05:54  |   Fri 10 Jan 2025
#51: Our Annual Retrospective on Motherhood - Year 2!

#51: Our Annual Retrospective on Motherhood - Year 2!

In similar fashion to last year, your two favorite moms reminisce and unpack big lessons learned from our second year of motherhood. A couple of big highlights to call out are April’s departure from …

01:25:48  |   Fri 27 Dec 2024
#50: Matrescence: Surrendering to Motherhood with Holly Hunter, RN

#50: Matrescence: Surrendering to Motherhood with Holly Hunter, RN

Matrescence is defined as the process of becoming a mother, however this is a term that hardly anyone has ever heard of; even women who have recently become mothers.

Holly, mother of two, women’s cir…

01:08:38  |   Fri 13 Dec 2024
#49: Being Healthy Doesn’t Have To Be Hard with Corey Dunn

#49: Being Healthy Doesn’t Have To Be Hard with Corey Dunn

Corey Dunn is a second-generation homeschooling mom of four, lover of homemade sourdough, and co-host of The Modern Ancestral Mamas podcast

We talk about:

  • The differences between the parent’s role an…
01:21:58  |   Fri 29 Nov 2024
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